https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288014 An Abkari officer vested by the Bombay Abkari Act with powers of investigation, arrest, search and detention was treated as a police officer for Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act because the provision was construed broadly to protect against confessions obtained during custodial investigation. The officer's powers were materially similar to those exercised by an officer in charge of a police station, and earlier distinctions based on more limited authority did not apply. A confession made to such an officer during investigation is therefore inadmissible. en-us Tue, 31 Aug 1926 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 May 2020 10:37:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288014 An Abkari officer vested by the Bombay Abkari Act with powers of investigation, arrest, search and detention was treated as a police officer for Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act because the provision was construed broadly to protect against confessions obtained during custodial investigation. The officer's powers were materially similar to those exercised by an officer in charge of a police station, and earlier distinctions based on more limited authority did not apply. A confession made to such an officer during investigation is therefore inadmissible. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 31 Aug 1926 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288014